January 18, 2024   Cougars Pounce Quickly to Defeat Dallas   Hazleton Area 58, Dallas 42   HAZLE TOWNSHIP – Hazleton Area and Dallas have staged several memorable matchups in recent years.  The Mountaineers recipe for success is pretty simple.  They use terrific ball movement to set up their stellar outside shooters and use […]

  January 15, 2024   Blue Devils Hold On for First Division Win   Old Forge 59, Lakeland 56   SCOTT TOWNSHIP – Top to bottom, Division 3 of the Lackawanna League is about as competitive as any across District 2.  And with six of the seven division teams also competing in the district’s 3A […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 1/13/24)   1.  Abington Heights (12-0) 5A  2.  Scranton (10-2) 6A  3.  Holy Cross (10-2) 2A 4.  Riverside (10-1) 3A 5.  Wilkes-Barre Area (9-3) 6A 6.  Valley View (10-2) 4A 7.  Wallenpaupack (9-4) 5A 8.  Scranton Prep (6-6) 4A 9.  Crestwood (9-3) 5A 10. Dallas (8-4) […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 1/15 Valley View 50, Scranton Prep 61 (LL-1) Western Wayne 15, Abington Heights 69 (LL-1/2) North Pocono 44, Wallenpaupack 47 (LL-2) Holy Cross 59, Dunmore 53 (LL-3) Riverside 57, Mid Valley 60 (LL-3) Old Forge 59, Lakeland 56 (LL-3) Lackawanna […]

  January 13, 2024   Strong Second Half Start Propels Lady Comets to Win   Abington Heights 56, Valley View 44   by Jon K. CLARKS SUMMIT – Division 1 of the Lackawanna League is filled with some of the more talented girls’ teams across District 2.  With much of the attention focused on front-runners […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 1/6/24)   1.  Abington Heights (10-0) 5A  2.  Scranton (9-2) 6A  3.  Holy Cross (8-2) 2A 4.  Riverside (8-1) 3A 5.  Valley View (10-1) 4A 6.  Wilkes-Barre Area (7-3) 6A 7.  Wallenpaupack (7-4) 5A 8.  Scranton Prep (5-6) 4A 9.  Carbondale (8-2) 3A 10 (tie). Crestwood […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (link) Boys Records (link)   MONDAY, 1/8 Abington Heights 69, Valley View 38 (LL-1) West Scranton 43, Scranton 52 (LL-1) Scranton Prep 66, North Pocono 41 (LL-1/2) Honesdale 56, Delaware Valley 50 (LL-2) Western Wayne 29, Wallenpaupack 60 (LL-2) Holy Cross 65, Mid Valley 43 (LL-3) […]

  January 5, 2024   Knights Hand Cougars First Loss   Scranton 50, Valley View 44   by Jon K. SCRANTON – While it’s impossible to label any early January matchup a must-win game, after Scranton’s 25-point loss to Abington Heights on Tuesday, it sure had that feel on Friday evening as they hosted undefeated […]

  DISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION PREVIEWS     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE   DIVISION 1 1.  Hazleton Area (Joe Gavio) 6A 2.  Pittston Area (Jeff Gregory) 5A 3.  Wilkes-Barre Area (Dale Rapson) 6A 4.  Crestwood (Mary Mushok-Namey) 5A 5.  Dallas (Vince Bucciarelli) 5A 6.  Wyoming Valley West (Gary Ferenchick) 6A 7.  Berwick (Bill Phillips) 4A 8.  […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS DIVISION PREVIEWS     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE   DIVISION 1 1.  Dallas (Mark Belinski) 5A 2.  Hazleton Area (Pat Brogan) 6A 3.  Wilkes-Barre Area (Jim Lavan) 6A 4.  Pittston Area (Al Semenza) 5A 5.  Crestwood (Mark Atherton) 5A 6.  Wyoming Valley West (Chris Parker) 6A 7.  Berwick (Bobby Calarco) 4A 8.  […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   (games through 12/30/23)   1.  Abington Heights (8-0) 5A  2.  Riverside (7-0) 3A  3.  Scranton (8-1) 6A 4.  Valley View (9-0) 4A 5.  Holy Cross (6-2) 2A 6.  Mid Valley (5-3) 3A 7.  Wilkes-Barre Area (6-3) 6A 8.  Wallenpaupack (6-3) 5A 9.  Scranton Prep (4-5) 4A 10 (tie). […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (link) Boys Records (link)   TUESDAY, 1/2 Scranton 45, Abington Heights 69 (LL-1) Scranton Prep 59, West Scranton 52 (LL-1) Wallenpaupack 60, Valley View 65 (LL-1/2) North Pocono 59, Delaware Valley 47 (LL-2) Western Wayne 40, Honesdale 62 (LL-2) Old Forge 49, Holy Cross 70 (LL-3) […]

  December 29, 2023   Balanced Scranton Attack Holds Off Scranton Prep Comeback   Scranton Lady Knights 65, Scranton Prep Classics 54     By Jon K. SCRANTON – Several teams that have their sights set on winning District 2 championships come March got together Friday evening at the area’s most historic hoops venue to […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS NON-TOURNEY RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (link) 2023 Holiday Tournaments (link) Boys Records (link)   WEDNESDAY, 12/27 Wilkes-Barre Area 75, Nanticoke Area 45   THURSDAY, 12/28 Lewisburg 61, Dallas 74   FRIDAY, 12/29 Northwest Area 50, Tunkhannock 36   SATURDAY, 12/30 Wilkes-Barre Area 58, Dallas 56 (WVC-1) Crestwood 44, Loyalsock Township […]

  December 22, 2023   Comets’ Defense Keys Big Win over Raptors   Abington Heights 47, Executive Education 31   By Jon K. CLARKS SUMMIT – When the outside shots weren’t falling through the nets, Abington Heights continued to double-down on their defensive pressure, getting numerous crowd-pleasing blocks under the basket.  In this battle of […]